Democracy Reflected

I suppose this is an ongoing question,"Why do people denounce Democracy?" In America this is often looked upon as a mortal sin, almost, and as President Bush would proclaim: the world at large should be under such an umbrella. Anybody's guess is good here though, but let me try to explain my opinion, and of course it is just that, an opinion, and perhaps too opinionated.

Some folks in the world feel others are unequal to them, thus, weak to the point of saying, as Darwin would have said it: we are the strong, and because of that, supreme, hence, we should be of the aristocracy. From the times of Plato, to the rulers of the world today, this has been going on. Put in more blunt terms, democracy is for the birds, or better yet, for weak to hold the strong back, so dictators would say. Law is no invention of the strong to chain the weak, although it would seem so from a long distance look. Rather, it is for non enslavement, of both the strong and weak.

In some countries throughout the world, I can see democracy getting in the way, as well as preserving the way. Yes, I take middle ground on this fragment of the issue at hand. I am not sure if the Middle East, in every single country there, can depend on democracy to deliver them peace, for the attitudes of its people is inefficient for it, that is to say, a government for the people, by the people, sounds good in words, but in practice, there is another picture. And in the name of democracy, there has been many a revolution born. Socrates, an uncle to Plato, might disagree, Aristotle, a student of Plato's might argue the point. Plato was rich to start out with, and Socrates, free of worrisome matters, they both had at their finger tips, as did Aristotle, prosperity; so if power and influence is given to you, the point of everyone should have democracy or no democracy can be voiced, as Bush would have it, democracy for all, no matter if it worked for them or not: he sees it from a different perceptive, the American one; he does not see, it also can also be a Catch-22 for a country not ready for it.

Whatever I say, I carry doubt with it, why, because dogmas are dogmas, no matter which way you look at them, as are opinions, it is how we look at things, and how we look at things is according to our upbringing, our environment, our societal and psychological views, beliefs, how we have in the past examined them, if indeed people nowadays examine anything beyond their bank accounts, but principles and values are also in the making here.

We can look at the state of affairs, virtue, morality, and come up with definitions, analysis, more confusion, but nevertheless we are bequeathed to our state, and to our state comes patriotism, and if it says democracy is ridiculous, and is not a virtue, which some will proclaim to be wisdom, democracy does not in their case produce harmony, nor can or will it.

Democracy Reflected

For a political science class, I was asked to investigate democracy and capitalism. No the quality of democracy is heavily influenced by capitalism, but to what extent? In "Democracy for the Few", Michael Parenti discusses the relationship between "want" and "wealth" in a capitalist society.

Democracy Monument represents a watershed moment in modern Thai history when the country began its course to becoming one of the leading nations in Southeast Asia. While other countries in the region were subject to European colonialism, Thailand has always flown its own flag. The Thai people are fiercely proud of this fact. They independently developed a strong national economy and a modern society.

Malaysian democracy is stunted and retarded by gerrymandering, hegemony of the ruling regime, and a hopelessly weak opposition. How can it grow and flourish? By an understanding of the ideas that really underlied the American Revolution.

In American Politics what really counts? Americans pride themselves on the fact there are the champions of democracy in the world. The basic principle behind democracy is that every persons vote is equal, and every voter is important. Fine in principle but in practice only one thing counts in American Politics - MONEY.

KANO, Nigeria, April 22 - Nigeria's troubled presidential election, which came under fire on Sunday from local and international observers and was rejected by two leading opposition candidates. It represents a significant setback for democracy in sub-Saharan Africa at a time when voters in countries across the continent are becoming more disillusioned with the way democracy is practiced.

Not surprisingly, Jefferson's view of democracy was closer to what we think of today as conservatism, than to what our current Democratic Party to stands for today. Jefferson, like most of the founding fathers, had a fundamental distrust of government and understood the enormity of temptation borne by power wielding politicians to perniciously manipulate government. Today the government seems to be more our master than our servant. Are the people still in charge?

Today's fashion swimwear completely democratic: you can buy a solid leotard with a cut under the neck or, alternatively, bikini, consisting of three small triangles: as with a cake, and high-cut shorts. Swimsuit with a skirt can be or constitute a set of topics and a sufficiently long pants, although preference is given to still closed leotard.